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The Israel Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com Tourism By David e. Kaplan Is the Dead Sea a Dead Cert? It’s up against some stiff competition “Salt is born of the purest of parents: the sun and the sea.” Pythagoras (580 BC - 500 BC). There was great excitement back in 2009 when the Dead Sea made the list of candidates for the new “Seven Natural Wonders of the World”. It had not been easy sailing. The Dead Sea campaign was nearly dead in its tracks until Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas finally agreed to support the initiative. Contest rules required that all the countries in which a nominated site is located must form an Official Supporting Committee (OSC). Israel and Jordan had both done so for the Dead Sea, which they share, but the Palestinian Authority was holding out its support. Finally, realizing it was in their best interest, they agreed. This unique sea was one of the 77 sites nominated for the prestigious honor, along with such contenders as the Galapagos Islands, the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef. Now the results of the final contenders are in the hands of the people of the world to vote on-line. To vote, visit the Ministry of Tourism Website at http://votedeadsea. pionet.com/ The results will be announced on the 11th November 2011. It’s expected that over one billion people will vote. One local resident who has cast her vote is Heather Shamir from kibbutz Ein Gedi. For this former South African, who has lived on the edge of the Dead Sea The Inbal Jerusalem Hotel Spring-Summer 2011 22 for the past 33 years, “This place is heaven on earth.” Irrespective of how the voting goes, “the Dead Sea for me is truly one of the natural wonders of the world. Having this great expanse of water before our eyes and being surrounded by majestic mountains that nearly each minute of the day seems to change color as the rays of the sun make contact, is a beauty to behold. I could think of living nowhere else.” She asserts as well the health aspect. “Our air is free of pollution, over 330 sunny days annually, dry, high oxygen levels, low UV rays all add up to a healthy way of life. This place gives me such energy. I don’t know if it’s the combination of its unique beauty and the special air we breathe but whatever - this place may be called the Dead Sea – but for me, it’s a cocktail of life.” By popular vote The commonly known Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were all man-made monuments, selected by Greek engineer, Philon of Byzantium in around 200 B.C. His choice of wonders was essentially a travel guide
Doron Nisim, Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Yesterday, today, tomorrow: the Dead Sea – A Timeless Beauty. Spring-Summer 2011 23
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